(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 96W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 7.7N
135.8E, APPROXIMATELY 70 NM EAST OF PALAU. ANIMATED ENHANCED
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 101203Z AMSU-B 89GHZ MICROWAVE
PARTIAL PASS SHOW A POORLY ORGANIZED SYSTEM WITH LIMITED FLARING
CONVECTION. A 101202Z ASCAT PARTIAL PASS SHOWS A BROAD CIRCULATION
WITH PRIMARILY 5-10 KNOT WINDS AND ISOLATED 15 TO 20 KNOT WINDS TO
THE WEST. THE DISTURBANCE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN A MODERATELY
FAVORABLE AREA WITH UPPER LEVEL POLEWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM SEA
SURFACE TEMPERATURES (28-29 CELSIUS), BUT IS OFFSET BY MODERATE
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (20 KNOTS). NAVGEM AND GFS SHOW THE DISTURBANCE
MOVING TO THE NORTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, BUT ARE DIVIDED AS
TO WHEN IT WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY. OTHER GLOBAL MODELS DO NOT SHOW
INTENSIFICATION AND ARE DIVIDED AS TO THE FUTURE TRACK OF THE
DISTURBANCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO
15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 96W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 7.7N 135.8E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 7.7N 131.9E, APPROXIMATELY 165
NM WEST OF PALAU. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND AN
110038Z AMSU-B 89GHZ MICROWAVE PASS SHOW AN ELONGATED SYSTEM WITH
PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION AND FEEDER BANDS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP TO
THE NORTH. THE DISTURBANCE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN A MOSTLY
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW, WARM SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES (28-30 CELSIUS), AND LOW TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR (10-20 KNOTS). SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM KOROR (PTKR) SHOW
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 11 KNOTS WITH SLP NEAR 1005.7MB AND A 24-HOUR
SLP DECREASE OF ABOUT 1MB. NAVGEM AND GFS INDICATE A GRADUALLY
STRENGTHENING SYSTEM, WHICH SLOWLY DRIFTS POLEWARD OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 12 TO 18
KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1005 MB.
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.
A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (96W)
B. 11/2030Z
C. 7.9N
D. 128.6E
E. FIVE/HIMAWARI-8
F. T1.0/1.0/D1.0/24HRS
G. IR/EIR/SWIR
H. REMARKS...LESS THAN 2/10 BANDING YIELDS A DT OF LESSS THAN 1.0. MET
IS 1.0 AND PT IS LESS THAN 1.0. FT IS BASED ON CONSTRAINTS WHICH DO NOT
ALLOW ENDING A STORM AT NIGHT IN THE FIRST 24-HOURS.
I. ADDL POSITIONS
NIL